Submarine cable incident record

FALCON, SEA-ME-WE 5 — Confirmed — 2022-01-21

Event ID evt_hist_755218cc92b50031 · January 21, 2022

Internet in Yemen restored after four-day outage caused by airstrikes on telecom facility hosting SEA-ME-WE 5 and FALCON cables.

Confirmed

Public classification

Confirmed

Affected cable or system

FALCON, SEA-ME-WE 5

Affected countries

Yemen

Region

Red Sea

Network state

Network state unknown

Physical state

Repair in progress confirmed by report

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2022-01-21T01:00:00.000Z
• Repair activity reported: 2022-01-26T13:20:30.000Z
• Published resolution report: 2022-01-26T13:20:30.000Z; physical repair is shown only when explicitly confirmed.

Original supporting evidence

1. Internet In Yemen Returns After Four Day Outage Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2022-01-26T13:20:30.000Z · resolution evidence
2. Falcon Cable Fault Believed To Be From Air Strike Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2022-01-25T16:20:47.000Z

Public-network measurements can support a Suspected record but cannot prove a physical cable fault or repair. Network recovery can result from rerouting and does not establish physical repair. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.

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